Where does “hez kirin” come from?

hez kirin (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish kirin, from Proto-Iranian *xrináHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.

hez kirin (Kurdish): to love

Definitions

  1. to love

Ancestry of “hez kirin”, step by step

hez kirin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish kirin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishkirinto do, to make; to take for husband or wife, to...
2Proto-Iranian*xrináHti
3Proto-Indo-IraniankrináHtito buy, purchase
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷrinéh₂tito buy
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷreyh₂-to buy

via Northern Kurdish hez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishhezlove
2Old Iranianhazya
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti